Warm Front - Aftermath (Now mainly Natsume)

[Anastasia]

Taking the number down and having Natsume repeat it, Professor Tomoe smiles. "You've accomplished that, as it sounds," he agrees, turning to Ami."Are you up to recounting what happened," he asks, getting to the meat of the matter. "Artemis thought you'd know the best."

Must scan that Talisman...Cyprine said the feeling she got from it....

[Liddo-kun]

"I was worried when I passed out like that too," she tells her with a quirky smile.

"And how I'm feeling?  Hmm....  Drained," the first word that comes to Haruka, "I feel rather hollow at the moment, actually.  Maybe burnt out would be an even better term," she tells Viluy, letting out a tired sigh.

At this, a gleam enters Haruka's eyes as she swoops in to steal an unexpected and lingering kiss from her victim.  "But now I feel recharged," she announces, smirking at the the blushing shock that paints Viluy's face.

In all seriousness though, the exhaustion was tugging at her still.  "Pouring all that energy through the connection was--" Haruka's eyes widen slightly, "Gah!  Ami!  Is she okay?" she asks Viluy worriedly.

[Bean Bandit]

Ami nods, a bit reluctantly. "All right..." she agrees softly, contemplating the floor for a moment. Slowly, she takes a deep breath, closing her eyes, and begins to speak, almost timidly. "As you know, Artemis and I went to the mall to follow up on a peculiar set of clues he and Luna found there." She smiles, a bit ruefully, remembering being doubtful about her friend's deductions. Shows what I know.

"When we arrived, we began hunting down an ice carving exhibit on display there, since it was the newest display to arrive in the mall, and we judged it a good place to begin searching." Ami pauses, fiddling with the hem of her rather abused uniform's skirt as she speaks. "As we headed there, the temperature began to drop, in a rather dramatic fashion. It would have been easy to dismiss....but about that time we noted ice beginning to form on certain surfaces."

"We really had no time to waste, so I used my computer to Zero in on the anamoly. I located it on the third floor, and we headed up. The ice was beginning to take on alarming characteristics...such as freezing customers solid." Ami elaborates dryly. "As a precaution, I transformed, and continued up to where the reading was coming from...just in time to miss it. But that's where we met Haruka and Viluy."

"We exchanged notes, and confirmed Artemis' supposition...the culprit was Celcia...someone we faced some time ago." Ami's expression grew uneasy. "Which was good, in a sense, as I knew what we were dealing with, but Celcia...Well...Her body had been destroyed by fire, and then again by Rei-chan's ofuda and the Halation attack from Usagi...and on top of that, Jadeite...another old enemy, drained her energy. She was destroyed as thouroughly as possible, and yet....she was back."

[Anastasia]

Viluy blushes a bit when Haruka  claims her prize, but smiles despite it afterward. "Yes, I thought you'd overdone it. I'm glad you're ok-" Cut off by Haruka, Viluy nods, slowly sitting up and away. "She's fine, right over there."

In fact, as you do, you note that you can just hear Ami having a quiet conversation at the edge of your hearing range. "... destroyed as thouroughly as possible, and yet....she was back." Ami says. To this, you hear Professor Tomoe.

"That's an amazing degree of restorative property," he muses to that, thoughtful. "Well done, though, regardless."

Artemis smiles to that, "Ami did a great job today. So did Haruka, Viluy, the Twins, and...Natsume, isn't it?" Glancing at the samurai girl, he nods.  Turning his gaze over to the Twins -  now napping, leaning against each other and snoozing softly - "They did a fine job."

Thanks, Haruka. I'd...nearly forgotten how much I care about you for a little while. When we were in that pool...

"We all did," Viluy comments, loud enough to carry across the rather large room. "How are you feeling, Ami?"

[Bean Bandit]

Ami blushes a little at Artemis' praise, and looks over her shoulder and smiles warmly at Viluy. "A little worse for wear, but otherwise whole...thanks to you all."

[Liddo-kun]

Following where Viluy indicates then hearing Ami's reply, Haruka releases the breath she'd been holding.  "What a relief..." she mutters before resting her head against Viluy.

"We'll have to make sure to scold that girl for being so reckless," Haruka says, refering to Ami, while stifling a yawn.  "And we'll need to check on Miss Nakahime and...  Oh, I'll leave it to you for now..." she trails off, as she settles back onto the cot, using Viluy as a makeshift pillow.

[Midnight Sun]

"I just hope that whatever Ami did to her, its permenant," Natsume says. "Speaking of which....errr...what exactly DID you do to her?"

[Anastasia]

Viluy smiles back as Haruka approriates her for a pillow, Artemis getting Ami's attention right after. "And they're in good shape thanks your own actions, Ami-chan," he points out, warmly.

Once Haruka settles on her, Viluy frowns ever so slightly, pursing her lips as a memory plays in her mind, then another...

I must be imaging things, right? But....

"We will, Haruka," Viluy murmurs. "We will...." Turning to look up at the ceiling, Viluy quietly begins to ponder.

[Bean Bandit]

Ami blushes a little darker at Artemis' words, ducking her head a little. She looks up and smiles nervously at Natsume. "It's...Uhm. I..."

She sighs and bows her head guiltily. "I sealed her inside my talisman." she admits quietly.

[Anastasia]

Tomoe simply looks down at your still worn Talisman, the icy blue, engraved bracelet notably cool against your skin now. "Cyprine mentioned she felt unsuual energy from the Talisman now; that would certainly explain it.

Ami," he says more seriously, regarding you fully on now. "We should analyse any changes to your Talisman as soon as possible. If you did trap Celcia in there, it's not out of the question that the danger hasn't passed."

[Midnight Sun]

"I see," Natsume nods slowly in understanding. "So...when you were unconscious...it looked like you were fighting someone. You were mumbling and your body was moving like it was being struck. All that time you were trying to force Celcia into your...talisman was it?"

[Bean Bandit]

Ami nods unable to shake the guilty expression from her face. "It's possible." she agrees, flashing back to the horrific scream when the ice coffin had closed around her opponent.

She blinks at Natsume, then glances at the others. "I was talking?" She asks, blushing.

[Midnight Sun]

"It was nothing coherent, just random words," Natsume recalls. "Something about...someone not being like something...and believing in your friends?"

[Anastasia]

Coming over from her seat, Hotaru quietly sits next to her father. "But you're not hurt any more, Ami...I can try to heal you more if you want," she offers. Though...she does look a bit wain and pale as she leans against her dad's side, yawning.

[Bean Bandit]

Ami smiles at Hotaru, a little weakly, though. "Thank you, Hotaru-chan, but I'll be fine now, thanks to your help." she assures the little girl softly. "It's just been a long day."

She pauses and looks to Natsume. "To answer your question...I wasn't able to move, at first. Celcia...was trying to hurt me mentally, as well as physically. She touched my mind, and pulled out some of the darker corners to taunt me with..." Ami seems to draw in on herself at that. Her enemy had been wrong, but the experience was...frightening.